Special Report

Pro Builders erects new building in Hillyard

Company to move from shared location nearby
LeAnn Bjerken
Pro Builders General Contractors LLC is constructing a new office building at 4445 N. Freya in Spokane's Hillyard neighborhood to serve as its new headquarters. Chad McDonald, who operates Pro Builders with his father, owner Terry McDonald, says the c
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Next phase of MLK Way extension to start

Work to cost $3.6 million, be completed by spring
LeAnn Bjerken
The second phase of the city of Spokane's Martin Luther King Jr. Way extension project is expected to begin this week. The project, broken into three phases so far, is intended to provide a more efficient route for traffic moving along the south edge o
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Brokers buy downtown Fusion Juice restaurant

Eatery will continue to offer smoothies, fresh-made food
Mike McLean
Dallas and Ellen Lightner and Ryan Towner, all of Spokane, have bought the assets of Fusion Juice of Spokane Inc. They plan to operate the independent restaurant in the James S. Black Building, at 107 S. Howard, as Spokane Fusion LLC. The restaurant occu
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Mulling alternatives to employee health coverage

FSAs, HRAs might provide good benefit at lower cost
Guest Writer
Historically, offering health insurance to employees has been a great retention tool for businesses. That being said, the unsustainable premium growth and increasing complexity have caused many employers to go back to the drawing board.
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—Treva Lind

Gonzaga set to host influx of UW medical students

Schoenberg Center gets upgrades as preparation
Treva Lind
Crews are updating Gonzaga University's Schoenberg Center to host 100 medical students starting studies Aug. 22, and that attendance includes the largest first-year class in Spokane undergoing University of Washington School of Medicine training. Augus
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St. Luke's absorbs practice, expands physiatry staff

Outpatient area remodeled, more exam rooms slated
Samantha Peone
St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute has bolstered its physiatry department and is expanding and remodeling its outpatient physiatry area, says Nicole Stewart, director of communications for Inland Northwest Health Services, which operates St. Luke's.
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—Kevin Blocker

Thrivent takes slow, steady approach to its growth

Nonprofit now manages $700M in assets in INW
Thrivent Financial, a national, Christian-based financial services organization with offices here, says its financial health-regionally and locally-is stronger than ever despite a methodical approach to attracting new clients. For more than a century
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—Treva Lind

Umpqua Bank, partners bank on food as an academic energizer

Pilot program in second year at three schools here
Treva Lind
On a recent Friday afternoon, a handful of Spokane-based Umpqua Bank employees left the financial world to spend a few hours on a kids' playground. Trading desks and teller stations to stand behind lunch tables, they staffed a mobile food bank to serve
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